Grant Funding Assistant Jobs in Glasgow
For over two decades, Social Investment Business has provided finance and support to charities and social enterprises. We empower these organisations to do what they do best - serve the communities they operate within.
Our values are: People First, Curious, Bold, Collaborative, Accountable
To find out more about what we do, our values and our generous benefits please visit our website.
About the Role
Reporting to our Operations Manager in the Investment Team this role plays an important part in supporting SIBs Investment Team in delivering funding programmes (grants and loans) to charities and social enterprises. As a member of the operations team the role will contribute to the efficient and effective running of the Investment Team.
The role holder will support the day-to-day delivery of funding programmes, including dealing with initial enquiries from our customers, providing support to our Relationship Managers (internal and external) throughout the customer journey, and providing administrative support to the team.
We are looking for someone who is eager to learn, organised, and has good attention to detail, excellent customer service skills and a desire to support our customers throughout their customer journey. We require someone who is able to manage a varied workload, and keen to contribute to the delivery of our funding programmes.
Key responsibilities
1. Manage relevant email inboxes and respond to enquiries using guidance notes and signposting queries where relevant.
2. Generate, check, validate and send offer documents to customers.
3. Carry out subsidy and due diligence checks and maintain accurate records.
4. Work with the Operations and Relationship Managers to check and authorise payment requests, ensuring all conditions have been satisfied (grants team only).
5. Set up customer monitoring records, send monitoring requests, complete monitoring records and close grant/ loan cases (as required).
6. Carry out audit sampling of grant/ loan cases (as required).
7. Respond to requests for information and produce regular management information reports for the team.
8. Prepare, review and format reports and papers, including for Grant Panels and Senior Management Team.
9. Be responsible for the minutes of Grant Committees, recording decisions taken, pursue actions and report on matters arising (grants team only).
10. Keep customer Salesforce details (e.g. contact details) and SharePoint files and folders (e.g. bank details, signatories, end of grant report tracking) up to date and accurate (as required).
11. Keep fund Salesforce (e.g. reports) and SharePoint files and folders (e.g. fund information, guidance docs) up to date and accurate.
12. Maintain administrative systems to support the on-going efficient and effective running of the team and ensure they are reviewed and updated if needed.
13. Provide administrative and other support to members of the team.
14. Support the operations team with the setup of new funds and the update of established fund policies, procedures and templates (as required).
15. Provide cover for the Operations Manager and the other Investment Team Assistant when they are on leave, and to provide cover for other operations team tasks as required.
16. Ensure that all work factors in customer needs and where possible improves the experience for them.
17. Work within the organisation's values, principles and processes to achieve operational excellence.
18. Adopt our continuous improvement and learning ethos.
19. Support and embed equality, diversity and inclusion into day-to-day behaviours and activities within your role as well as contributing more widely across SIB’s commitment to E, D & I.
20. Support and contribute to the implementation and delivery of SIB’s strategy.
21. In agreement with line manager, undertake other tasks and work on cross team projects that support the objectives of SIB as required.
Core competencies
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to organise and manage a variable workload and work to tight deadlines.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Ability to both obtain and convey complex information over the telephone and email.
- Ability to multitask, prioritise, work flexibly and willingness to learn new skills.
- Good team player with willingness to assist others but also the ability to work independently.
- Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
- Commitment to equality, diversity & inclusion, and customers.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills that can be adapted for a variety of audiences.
- Experience reviewing invoices and other financial documentation e.g. to determine evidence of spend.
Desirable competencies
The following skills are desirable but not a requirement for this role and therefore will not impact on interview process.
- Experience using Salesforce.
- Experience of conducting due diligence checks and reviewing legal documentation.
- Understanding of social investment and/or grantmaking.
- Good report writing skills.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are seeking an experienced, confident, and proactive person to join our team. You will be an integral part of the charity, leading on the majority of new business within our Corporate Partnerships Team, building your own pipeline, and partnerships, whilst acting as resident expert for external corporate opportunities.
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Salary: £34,000 - £38,000 (35 hours FTE) depending on experience
Hours: Full Time (35 hrs per week)
Place of work: Hybrid/Flexible with a requirement to attend our offices in Hatfield, Herts, at least once a month.
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About us
We're the UK's leading charity for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
A diagnosis of Crohn’s or Colitis is life-changing. Over 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease many people have never heard of, and for which there is no known cure.
Crohn’s & Colitis UK funds research, provides award winning information and support and raises vital awareness by increasing the public’s understanding of the conditions, and what it means to live with debilitating symptoms. But we need to do more. We need to be a louder voice in the marketplace. Our ambitious plans for 2024, will help to make a real difference to every supporter’s journey with us. If this excites you - join us!
About you
The role is suited to someone who:
- Has a proven new business track-record developing partnerships with commercial and corporate organisations across multiple sectors, ideally operating at five and six figures
- Experience of managing corporate fundraising partnerships, ideally from within the charity sector
- Demonstrable knowledge of the commercial sector and how to access decision makers
- Enthusiastic, highly motivated, and a good networker
- Confident in presenting and pitching presentations to a variety of stakeholders
- Both empathetic and resilient, with an open, honest, and flexible approach to work
- Enjoys a challenge, is self-motivated and is open to new ideas
- Excellent project and time management skills, with the ability to effectively manage competing priorities
- Good numeracy skills and ability to analyse and report on financial performance
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Is a strategic thinker, and a team player.
- Is a fantastic communicator, able to build and maintain effective relationships with our stakeholders.
- Has experience of working with databases
A full description of the role and responsibilities can be found within the job pack.
Benefits of working for Crohn’s & Colitis UK
If you are successful, you will be joining a dynamic organisation with an amazing culture. We offer competitive that include:
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing one day per year up to 30 days
- Pension scheme
- Flexible working options
- Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing programme
- Interest free loan for season tickets
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking and secure bike locks
- Training and development financial support and/or study leave
- Performance review and development scheme
How to apply
Please submit a CV and supporting statement outlining why you’d like to apply, how you fulfil the person specification, and what you feel you will bring to the role, so you’ll need to refer to the Recruitment Pack.
Closing Date: Monday 12th August 9.00am
Please note: no applications will move forward within the recruiting process without a supporting statement. Applications will be assessed as and when they are received, and interviews arranged, so we may close the position before the closing date if a suitable candidate is found.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to the applicant residing in the UK and a valid right to work in the UK being provided.
We will not be accepting any contact from Recruitment Agencies or Media Sales
We break taboos, drive pioneering research, bring people together & campaign to improve lives. We are leading the fight against Crohn's & Colitis
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.